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wow 4? did you get the ECM42?

Do you know how to install this snail guard? there's no English instructions on this
No four ECM 63

The German instruction isn't better :) I know the owner of Panta Rhei and he visit me so he explained to me how it works

Remove the cover of the snail guard by four screws. Put pump inside and put cable to the hole between cover and pump guard and put cover with screws back. Now you can connect cover with pump by 3 screws.

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Use this pumps for 12 months already without snail guard and props doesn't damage. Some little fish died in there so I bought snail guard.

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good news is sump is finished. bad news delivery guy got "stuck". so I'll see if I can get it this weekend..

in the mean while. some pictures of new equipment

Panta Rhei ECM 63 pump. This and 4 SS should handle all the flow needs for now



very expensive snail guard... and no instruction on how to install it..



How much flow and how does it work?!!


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each ECM 63 is around 14,500gph. honestly not much info can be found. I decided to get it because I saw one here in LA. It moves amazing amount of water. The person sold me the tank said 1 would be good enough for my tank. 2 at most when I have corals grown in.

Benefits:
-pushes a ton of water with 1 pump
-magnet can be placed anywhere. even inside wet areas like overflow box
-silent operation
-self cleaning
-lot of modes, simulating flash floods, dry/wet seasons, etc.

Con:
-$2400 each with the snail guard...
-not many users here in the US

There are a few videos of the ECM42. the 63 is much stronger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paav1qPOxi0

With a MP60 or Gyre, it's more of a straight flow. your fish would swim forward, or it would be blasted back.

With the ECM, (from what I saw) they call it laminar flow. a fish not swimming would be floating up and down like the waves.. more natural.
 
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each ECM 63 is around 14,500gph. honestly not much info can be found. I decided to get it because I saw one here in LA. It moves amazing amount of water. The person sold me the tank said 1 would be good enough for my tank. 2 at most when I have corals grown in.

Benefits:
-pushes a ton of water with 1 pump
-magnet can be placed anywhere. even inside wet areas like overflow box
-silent operation
-self cleaning

Con:
-$2400 each with the snail guard...
-not many users here in the US

There are a few videos of the ECM42. the 63 is much stronger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paav1qPOxi0

With a MP60 or Gyre, your fish would swimming forward, or it would be blasted back.
With the ECM (from what I saw), a fish not swimming would be floating up and down like the waves.. more natural.



That is too cool!! Can't wait to see it moving water in your tank!


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Panta Rhei just start to serve private aquarist. They are long time sell bigger pumps ECM 75 to public aquaria. Waikiki use their pumps and many other

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Here we go. Sump is here. Thanks to John at advanced acrylic.

Sump was divided in 2 for easier fitting. Entire back roll has different sized holes for equipment plumbing. Also built a few controller holders. John will come do all final fixing after

Left sump: 3 sock holder, sock silencer, theiling rollermat section, skimmer section.








Right sump: refugium, biorock box, return section, dry section, uv holder, dosing containers, dosing tubes holders.




The dry section gets no water u less the sump overflows. Act as another 50gal holder. Ill put the calcium reactor and ARID inside.




 
Here we go. Sump is here. Thanks to John at advanced acrylic.

Sump was divided in 2 for easier fitting. Entire back roll has different sized holes for equipment plumbing. Also built a few controller holders. John will come do all final fixing after

Left sump: 3 sock holder, sock silencer, theiling rollermat section, skimmer section.








Right sump: refugium, biorock box, return section, dry section, uv holder, dosing containers, dosing tubes holders.




The dry section gets no water u less the sump overflows. Act as another 50gal holder. Ill put the calcium reactor and ARID inside.







That sump rocks!!


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just a bit of redundancy. I over feeder and tend to leave socks in for a long time. But without socks the nitrate goes up. The rollermat is connected to a small pump so it's removable when not needed.
 
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Do you have room to run your uv with the unions vertical? The way it sits now will trap air, get too hot, and wreck the bulb/quartz sleeve.
 
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